A reader recently purchased a DeWalt 18-volt cordless tool with lithium-ion batteries and noticed that the new batteries also fit their old DeWalt tools. Is it okay to use lithium-ion batteries in tools that came with nickel-cadmium (nicad) batteries?

WHEDA's Riley Joins HUD

Antonio Riley, executive director of the Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA), has been named a regional administrator for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

DOE Announces 2009 Solar Decathlon Teams and Dates

The U.S. Department of Energy has announced this year's participants and dates for the 2009 Solar Decathlon

Rehab Brews in Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE— Those seeking affordable shelter in this city have to look no further than Gorman & Co.'s newest rehabbed project, Blue Ribbon Lofts.